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| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:32 PM PDT Actor Neil Patrick Harris to host Emmy Awards NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television, film and stage actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, in September, organizers said on Wednesday. It will be the second time the Emmy Award-winning performer, who stars in the television series "How I Met Your Mother," will host the live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on September 22. Amazon moving ahead with five original TV series SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:32 PM PDT Actor Neil Patrick Harris to host Emmy Awards NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television, film and stage actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, in September, organizers said on Wednesday. It will be the second time the Emmy Award-winning performer, who stars in the television series "How I Met Your Mother," will host the live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on September 22. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actor Neil Patrick Harris to host Emmy Awards Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:32 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television, film and stage actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, in September, organizers said on Wednesday. It will be the second time the Emmy Award-winning performer, who stars in the television series "How I Met Your Mother," will host the live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on September 22. "Four years ago, Neil was an amazing Emmy host and we are excited to have him back," Bruce Rosenblum, the Television Academy chairman and CEO, said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:35 AM PDT Murdoch aims to defy naysayers with new News Corp (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tried to convince Wall Street on Tuesday that there is still money to be made in newspapers, reminding investors that he had defied skeptics over the past 60 years to build one of the world's biggest media empires. As News Corp prepares to separate its publishing business from its entertainment assets, Murdoch said that while some brands face individual challenges, as a whole the publishing portfolio is "undervalued and underdeveloped. ... Full Story | Top |
| Roku says raises $60 million in latest funding round Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:34 AM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. television start-up Roku said on Wednesday it has raised $60 million in new funding from some of the largest media companies including Hearst Corporation, News Corp and British Sky Broadcasting as well as institutional investor Fidelity. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that the new investment will help Roku expand its streaming services. Fidelity, which led the latest round of funding, and Hearst are both new investors. Roku said it has now raised $140 million to date. Roku competes with Apple Inc's Apple TV and is working with U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:56 AM PDT Singer George Michael out of hospital after car accident LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael is out of hospital after being treated for head injuries from a car accident two weeks ago, his website said on Wednesday. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman, who has been "under observation" since the May 16th accident, has been discharged and is resting, www.georgemichael.com said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer George Michael out of hospital after car accident Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:55 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael is out of hospital after being treated for head injuries from a car accident two weeks ago, his website said on Wednesday. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman, who has been "under observation" since the May 16th accident, has been discharged and is resting, www.georgemichael.com said. "We can confirm that George Michael has been discharged from hospital and continues to rest and recuperate," the message on Michael's website said. "He is well and thanks everyone for all the messages of support. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:45 AM PDT A Minute With: Zoe Saldana on her ambition to direct LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Zoe Saldana has starred in the blockbuster movies "Avatar" and "Star Trek" so her latest movie, the smaller budget "Blood Ties," was quite a shift. But she is also eyeing another new role - director. In "Blood Ties," which had its world premiere at the Cannes film festival this month, 34-year-old Saldana plays the girlfriend of a policeman whose complex relationship with his brother pits duty against family loyalty. ... Full Story | Top |
| Edinburgh Film festival attracts films from 53 nations Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:44 AM PDT By Ian MacKenzie EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A portrait of family life in a Palestinian refugee camp and the rites of an ethnic Russian group will show alongside 146 other movies at this year's edition of the world's longest continuously running film festival in the Scottish capital. The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) on Wednesday promised to deliver a broad program of features from 53 countries during its 12-day run from June 19. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-PEOPLE Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:10 AM PDT CNN veteran Larry King to host Kremlin-funded TV show MOSCOW (Reuters) - CNN veteran Larry King will host a new show on Kremlin-funded TV station Russia Today next month, RT said on Wednesday. The English-language station, beamed to 630 million viewers worldwide, said it would launch "Politics with Larry King" in June. Actress Amanda Bynes denies bong-throwing charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - American actress Amanda Bynes appeared in court on Friday and denied charges of possessing marijuana and tossing a bong out of the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. ... Full Story | Top |
| CNN veteran Larry King to host Kremlin-funded TV show Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:10 AM PDT  MOSCOW (Reuters) - CNN veteran Larry King will host a new show on Kremlin-funded TV station Russia Today next month, RT said on Wednesday. The English-language station, beamed to 630 million viewers worldwide, said it would launch "Politics with Larry King" in June. The show will be produced by Ora TV, an online broadcaster founded by King and Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim last year, and recorded in RT America's Washington, DC, studio and Ora TV's Los Angeles studio. RT said it also signed a deal to air the online talk show "Larry King Now", which has been hosted by web broadcasters ... Full Story | Top |
| US-ARTS Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:43 AM PDT Venice Biennale seeks to capture the "unruly" world of art LONDON (Reuters) - Blocks of ice from the Bahamas, cardboard bed clothes from Iraq and a thumping Vatican heartbeat will help the 2013 Venice Biennale attempt to capture the "unruly" world of art. The rich diversity of unexpected sights and sounds at the world's largest non-commercial art exhibition are partly a result of sheer numbers, with shows from 88 countries installed across the canal city in time for this week's opening. ... Full Story | Top |
| Uruguay's Torres-Garcia tops Sotheby's NY Latam art sale Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:43 AM PDT  By Walker Simon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pioneering South American abstract artists, led by Uruguay's Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Brazilian Sergio Camargo and Venezuelan Carlos Cruz-Diez, were the top sellers at Sotheby's Latin American art auction. Torres Garcia's 1931 "Composition Constructive," fetched $1.4 million in the Tuesday evening sale, which totaled $14.7 million with records set for works by Venezuelan artists. "Latin American art abstraction was keenly sought after," said Axel Stein, Sotheby's Latin American art chief. ... Full Story | Top |
| Venice Biennale seeks to capture the "unruly" world of art Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:11 AM PDT  By Isla Binnie LONDON (Reuters) - Blocks of ice from the Bahamas, cardboard bed clothes from Iraq and a thumping Vatican heartbeat will help the 2013 Venice Biennale attempt to capture the "unruly" world of art. The rich diversity of unexpected sights and sounds at the world's largest non-commercial art exhibition are partly a result of sheer numbers, with shows from 88 countries installed across the canal city in time for this week's opening. ... Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Zoe Saldana on her ambition to direct Wednesday, May 29, 2013 09:00 AM PDT  By Rollo Ross LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Zoe Saldana has starred in the blockbuster movies "Avatar" and "Star Trek" so her latest movie, the smaller budget "Blood Ties," was quite a shift. But she is also eyeing another new role - director. In "Blood Ties," which had its world premiere at the Cannes film festival this month, 34-year-old Saldana plays the girlfriend of a policeman whose complex relationship with his brother pits duty against family loyalty. The film, by French actor-turned-director Guillaume Canet, also stars Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis and James Caan. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-REVIEW Summary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:13 AM PDT New book asks: Could Germany have a Jewish chancellor? BERLIN (Reuters) - A new novel about a neo-Nazi plot to assassinate Germany's first Jewish candidate for Chancellor has shed a timely light on the right-wing extremist violence that has plagued the country since 1990 and was swept under the carpet for years. Political thriller "The Jewish Candidate" by British journalist David Crossland has been published just as Germany's September election campaign is heating up and at the start of a trial of a neo-Nazi cell blamed for a spate of racist murders that went undetected for more than a ... Full Story | Top |
| Twitter and drunken texting trouble Bridget Jones in new novel Wednesday, May 29, 2013 07:12 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British author Helen Fielding's comic creation returns to battle her insecurities in a third novel entitled "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" due out in October, her publisher Jonathan Cape said. The fictional 30-something Londoner, who sprang from Fielding's newspaper column in the 1990s to become a popular novel and film franchise, is a little older in her latest outing and grappling with the cringe-making challenges of social media. In the book, she laments the nightmare of drunken texting, skinny jeans and the fact she has no Twitter followers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Thomson Reuters hires Economist CEO to lead media unit Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:45 AM PDT (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said on Wednesday it had hired Andrew Rashbass, currently group chief executive of The Economist Group, to be CEO of its Reuters news business. "We are determined that Reuters news should not only fulfill its critical mission but also its potential in creating long-term value for our customers and shareholders," David Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reuters, said in a statement. Rashbass has spent 15 years at The Economist in several roles, including managing director of Economist.com and publisher of the magazine. ... Full Story | Top |
| Enthusiasts unearth two lost songs by British composer Elgar Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:16 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Two "lost" songs by British classical music composer Edward Elgar have been unearthed by researchers for a charity dedicated to the performance of his works. Elgar Works director John Norris said he delved into the "Land of Hope and Glory" composer's sketch book in the British Library to reveal completed songs "The Muleteer's Serenade" and "The Millwheel". Norris said he knew there were sketches for the two songs incorporated into the composition notes for Elgar's 1896 cantata "King Olaf", but it was thought that there were no original complete songs in existence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amazon moving ahead with five original TV series Wednesday, May 29, 2013 06:06 AM PDT  By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that it will make five original TV series, having used viewer feedback to pick the shows out of a group of 14 pilots filmed by the world's largest Internet retailer earlier this year. The chosen pilots are: "Alpha House", a political comedy starring John Goodman; "Betas", a comedy about start-up culture in Silicon Valley; "Annebots", a kids' show about robots; "Creative Galaxy", an animated art adventure series; and "Tumbleaf", another kids' show about a small blue fox named Fig. ... Full Story | Top |
| Italian actress Franca Rame, wife and muse of Dario Fo, dies Wednesday, May 29, 2013 05:07 AM PDT  MILAN (Reuters) - Veteran Italian actress Franca Rame, wife and muse of Nobel prize winning playwright Dario Fo, died on Wednesday aged 84, the couple's theatre company said. Throughout a career spanning more than half a century, Rame and Fo captured the hearts and minds of many Italians with their irreverent, piercing political satire performed for stage, radio and television. Rame, who suffered a stroke last year, helped with the writing of many of Fo's plays and was his leading lady. The two were married in 1954. The cause of her death was not made public. ... Full Story | Top |
| Two "Rites", no riot, expected for Stravinsky centenary Wednesday, May 29, 2013 04:54 AM PDT  By Michael Roddy PARIS (Reuters) - Russian conductor Valery Gergiev wants to evoke danger, but not too much, on Wednesday when he leads back-to-back ballets of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" at the Paris theatre where it caused one of music's biggest scandals 100 years ago. "Danger, well, of course, danger," he said at the dress rehearsal on Tuesday night when asked what he wants people to feel from his conducting of Stravinsky's groundbreaking work, with its fast-changing rhythms and blaring dissonance. ... Full Story | Top |
| Murdoch aims to defy naysayers with new News Corp Wednesday, May 29, 2013 04:29 AM PDT  By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch tried to convince Wall Street on Tuesday that there is still money to be made in newspapers, reminding investors that he had defied skeptics over the past 60 years to build one of the world's biggest media empires. As News Corp prepares to separate its publishing business from its entertainment assets, Murdoch said that while some brands face individual challenges, as a whole the publishing portfolio is "undervalued and underdeveloped. ... Full Story | Top |
| Attorney general signed off on Fox phone records subpoena Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:32 PM PDT  By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved a decision to subpoena Fox News telephone records as the Justice Department investigated an unauthorized leak regarding North Korea, officials said on Tuesday. The Justice Department did not mention the subpoena when it issued a statement on Friday describing how Holder had vetted a decision to seek a search warrant for the contents of an email account used by Fox News reporter James Rosen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Comedian T.J. Miller to join Mark Wahlberg in 'Transformers 4' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:12 PM PDT  By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedian T.J. Miller is set to join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's "Transformers 4," TheWrap has learned. The Paramount sequel reboots the live-action cast of the franchise, with Walhberg and rising stars Nicola Peltz ("Bates Motel") and Jack Reynor ("What Richard Did") taking the reins from Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Rosie Huntington-Whitely. Miller will play a blue-collar mechanic who is a longtime friend of Wahlberg's character. Ehren Kruger wrote the script for the big-budget blockbuster, which will co-star Kelsey Grammar and Sophia Myles. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Supernanny' star is breaking from tradition in 'Family S.O.S.' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:06 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Former "Supernanny" star Jo Frost traded in the bun and the suit for her new TLC series debuting Tuesday, but that doesn't mean she's lightened up. Frost takes on some very challenging family problems on "Family S.O.S.," which meant changing up her approach. "I knew that I wanted to create a format that was looser, one that would help show the whole family receiving the help," Frost told TheWrap. "I knew I had to say goodbye to one format in order to open up the opportunity for another. ... Full Story | Top |
| Todd Haynes to direct lesbian love story 'Carol' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:05 PM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Todd Haynes will direct "Carol," an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's groundbreaking novella. In addition, The Weinstein Company has acquired U.S. rights for the lesbian love story from HanWay Films, the studio said Monday. The erotic drama stars Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska and is set in 1950s New York. It follows two women - one a department store work, the other a wife in a loveless marriage - who fall for each other. ... Full Story | Top |
| Usher, Darius Rucker join 'Heartland' benefit concert lineup Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:02 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Usher and Darius Rucker have been added to the lineup of performers set to hit the stage for Wednesday's "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert," NBC announced Monday. The show has been organized and will be headlined by Blake Shelton. Others set to perform include Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, as well as Grammy Award-winning artists Miranda Lambert, Reba and Vince Gill. Usher is a coach alongside Shelton on NBC's "The Voice" and is a multi-platinum recording artist. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Melissa & Joey' renewed for fourth season by ABC Family Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:59 PM PDT By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Melissa Joan Hart's adventures in crowd-funding might have fizzled, but she still has a place at ABC Family. The network has given a fourth season to Hart's comedy "Melissa & Joey," the network said Tuesday. ABC has also given a back order for additional episodes for the third season of "Melissa & Joey," which premieres May 29. The additional episodes of the third season will air next year. The back order and renewal will bring the series to 100 seasons, which will make the series the first ABC Family comedy to do so. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Inside Amy Schumer' renewed for second season Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:58 PM PDT (Strong language in paragraph 3) By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedy Central wants more of Amy Schumer: the network has renewed her series "Inside Amy Schumer" for a sophomore season. The comedian herself broke the news on Twitter, writing, "Hey! #InsideAmy Schumer got picked up for Season 2! Thanks @Comedy Central." She later added in a statement: "I am so proud of our show. And ecstatic to get to work with all these assholes again." The second season of "Inside Amy Schumer" will consist of 10 episodes and is scheduled to premiere in 2014. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spielberg discovery Zach Lipovsky to direct 'Leprechaun' reboot Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:57 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lionsgate and WWE Studios have set visual-effects veteran Zach Lipovsky to direct "Leprechaun," the long-awaited reboot of the successful horror franchise that launched the career of Jennifer Aniston. Lipovsky was discovered as a contestant on Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett's short-lived reality series "On the Lot," which saw 16 aspiring filmmakers compete for a development deal with DreamWorks. WWE superstar Hornswoggle will play the title character, which was made famous in the original 1993 movie by Warwick Davis ("Willow"). ... Full Story | Top |
| Shout! Factory, Hasbro team on 'My Little Pony Equestria Girls' feature film Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:55 PM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Shout! Factory and Hasbro Studios are teaming up to distribute "My Little Pony Equestria Girls." The feature-length animated movie is a new take on the toy horses. It finds the ponies dealing with on the challenges of high school. It will be released theatrically, a rarity for Shout! which has historically focused on home entertainment. There will be a special "pink carpet" premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival's "Family Day" on June 15 before debuting the next day on 280 screens in the United States and 40 screens in Canada. ... Full Story | Top |
| HBO's 'Behind the Candelabra' premiere draws 2.4 million viewers Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:53 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - HBO's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" managed to deliver considerable heat to the premium cable network with its Sunday premiere. The film, which stars Michael Douglas as the flamboyant pianist and Matt Damon as his lover, drew 2.4 million total viewers with initial airing Sunday at 9 p.m. While those aren't quite the numbers that, say, HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" pulls in week to week, it does mark the most-watched HBO Films premiere in nearly a decade, since 2004's Alan Rickman/Mos Def film "Something the Lord Made. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Control' filmmaker Anton Corbijn to direct James Dean movie 'Life' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:51 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Anton Corbijn, who directed George Clooney in "The American,' is attached to direct "Life," which chronicles the relationship between photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Luke Davies ("Candy") wrote the movie, which Iain Canning and Emile Sherman will produce for See-Saw Films ("The King's Speech"). Set in 1955 before the premiere of "East of Eden," story follows photographer Dennis Stock, who meets undiscovered star James Dean at a party and quickly comes to believe that the free-spirited actor has the potential to personify a social ... Full Story | Top |
| Best May ever at the box office - are we in for a record summer, too? Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:47 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Maybe this summer movie season isn't too crowded, after all. "Fast & Furious 6," "Iron Man 3" and a handful of hits have made this a record-breaking May, and the summer box office is off to its best start ever. With more than $1.04 billion in grosses already, the month has topped May 2011's previous record of $1.03 billion, according to BoxOffice.com. Universal's "Fast & Furious 6" provided a huge boost, racing to $120 million in its debut and leading the overall box office past $315 million, which shattered the Memorial Day weekend record. ... Full Story | Top |
| Daniel Radcliffe: I'd play Harry Potter's father Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:28 PM PDT  By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - While insisting his days of playing Harry Potter are over, Daniel Radcliffe hinted he'd be game to play the wizard's dad in the "unlikely" event that J.K. Rowling writes a sequel. No more schoolboy stuff," he told the U.K.'s Time Out magazine. "A cameo as Harry's dad? That would be perfect!" Radcliffe said that real-life fatherhood intrigued him, as well. ... Full Story | Top |
| IAC seeking buyer for Newsweek: Variety Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:27 PM PDT (Reuters) - IAC/InterActive Corp is looking for potential buyers for Newsweek, the venerable magazine that stopped print publications in the United States last year in favor of an all digital format, the Hollywood trade paper Variety reported on Tuesday, citing sources who have been briefed on the matter. IAC obtained a stake in the 80-year-old Newsweek in 2010, when it merged with the Daily Beast, and under an agreement with investor Sidney Harman, who had bought Newsweek from the Washington Post for $1 and assumption of liabilities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dan Harmon may return to 'Community' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:24 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Dan Harmon could return to make "Community" weird again. Well, weirder, at least. A person familiar with the situation told TheWrap that Sony, which produces the show, is considering bringing back Harmon, who created it and was fired after its third season. Harmon first raised the possibility during a weekend live taping of his Harmontown podcast, according to Hollywookie, which was in attendance. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Iron Man 3' star Rebecca Hall to make Broadway debut Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:22 PM PDT  By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rebecca Hall, fresh off bewitching Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man 3," will make her Broadway debut in "Machinal," Roundabout Theatre Company said Tuesday. The 1928 Sophie Treadwell play was inspired by the true story of Ruth Snyder, who was executed for teaming up with her lover to kill her husband. The original production was considered a high-water mark for expressionist theater and featured the first Broadway appearance of Clark Gable. It also was the basis for the iconic film noirs "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice. ... Full Story | Top |
| John Fogerty enlists friends to rework past hits on new album Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:03 PM PDT  By Iain Blair LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new John Fogerty album features the former Creedence Clearwater Revival singer teaming up with top names in country and rock music, along with some R&B flavor, for a fresh take on his most popular songs. Fogerty, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his Creedence band mates in 1993, told Reuters his wife came up with the collaborative concept behind "Wrote a Song for Everyone," which was released Tuesday on Fogerty's 68th birthday. ... Full Story | Top |
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